Re: [LAU] Announde: DSP02 - Music composition software for children

On Sunday 03 June 2007, andersvi@email-addr-hidden wrote:
> Hi David.
>
> I think you misunderstand the intention of this program somewhat. One
> of the aims of this program is to give young people a creative option,
> and make available tools which don't "help them" by adjusting
> everything they might express to narrow grids of 400 year old musical
> scales, 300 year old harmonic techniques and hammering it into 4
> beats.
>
> The program (together with its forerunner "DSP") has been in use in
> lots of schools and in workshops for several years, and i can assure
> you that kids getting exposed to DSP02 (or its forerunner) in a class
> don't usually "get frustrated and leave it behind", quite the
> opposite!

I see your point. If I want a=440, I would like to hit a key to set that--very
difficult with a slider. If I want to microtune, an old synth let me set a
start and end for its keyboard that now played everything in between. Not
everyone likes Schoenberg but I will never say it is not good or legitimate.
>
> If you tried this program (preferably together with some cheap,
> portable recorders to grab their "own" sounds) in a normal school
> class, You might get very surprised how open-minded kids may be if
> they're not busy adhering to what their teachers or top-forty tells
> about what's right or wrong or how its supposed to sound before they
> get to try themselves!
>
OK. After I record or make these sounds, they could go onto a pallette and I
can reuse them the next time or modify again and add the new version to a
pallette as well.

My main argument is that after I have all the sounds, whether I recorded them,
made them in the various panes or downloaded them, I would like to be able to
use them sampler-style. Set a pitch without typing or sliding to some number.
I am not saying only Western scales and nothing but. Arabic Maqamim are also
great. Microtones. OK. Just some more convenient to intuitive way to get them
using the sounds.
> >>>>> "DB" == David Baron <d_baron@email-addr-hidden> writes:
>
> DB> My comments: This does have a fairly simple interface to
> DB> playing with sounds. The parameters portrayed/drawn on these
> DB> screens are technical, however. One can have fun with the
> DB> program but the pitch of the sound (if it has one, you can
> DB> download farm animal samples from their site :-) ), is fixed
> DB> on these screens. One cannot play a keyboard and compose music
> DB> with this, just assemble series of sounds on multiple tracks
> DB> (quite handily, but still...)
>
> DB> An older child that is bent towards playing with synthesis
> DB> might get into this program but when he/she cannot really
> DB> compose, will doubtless be frustrated and leave it behind. It
> DB> is really not a kids program as such. It remains fairly
> DB> technical.
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